O'Connell Group

The O'Connell Group is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: O'Connell Group

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 41.79944, -114.65306

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O'Connell Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: O'Connell Group
Secondary: Daddy of Nevada ?


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Gangue: Axinite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND ALONG CONTACT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES

Comment (Geology): BOTH GRANODIORITE AND LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY SYENITE, APLITE, OR MONZONITE DIKES.

Comment (Deposit): THIS GROUP COMPRISES 7 OR MORE CLAIMS, BEGINNING ON THE SE SLOPE OF MIDDLE STACK MT. AND EXTENDING EASTWARD ALONG THE CONTACT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES. INCLUDED IN THE GROUP ARE THE DADDY OF NEVADA, GREAT NEVADA, THREE LINKS, AND AMERICAN EAGLE CLAIMS (SEE SCHRADER, 1912, P 146 +7 FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): UNDETERMINED PRODUCTION

Comment (Development): 7 OR MORE CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.

Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.

Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912)


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.